Mangalore: Blast at Bajpe ISPRL Unit, Three Dead


Mangalore: Blast at Bajpe ISPRL Unit, At Least Three Dead

Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, May 26: A blast has been reported from Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) unit of MSEZ in Bajpe here on Thursday May 26.

Three people have been killed and five others injured. Two of the deceased have been identified as Sirajuddin Katipalla and Saang,a Korean. The identity of the third victim has not yet been established, although it has been ascertained that he was a north Indian. The bodies have been shifted to Wenlock hospital in the city.

The injured have been admitted to Mangala hospital. They are Sheikh Abdul Gani from Kateel, a safety engineer, Vikram Das, Shivanath Chauhan and Lawrence Pereira. Another has been admitted at AJ Hospital.

Construction work on underground oil stocking was going on at the site. The blasting activities were scheduled to stop at 6 pm, but due to some reason they continued until 6.30 pm, the time of the incident.

Police and fire fighters rushed to the spot.

Police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh who was at the spot said that an inquiry will be ordered into the incident.

  

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  • ALTHAF, dubai / KATIPALLA

    Sun, May 29 2011

    he is my best friend really he is a nice person..my dua karoonga ki allah uske kabar ko jannat ada kare...
    i miss u dear.............

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  • Alwyn, Canada

    Fri, May 27 2011

    God only know the state of Mangalore. Someone says dede ameen or muth dede ameen people are act like terrors and pray to god what the use.

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  • suresh, mangalore

    Fri, May 27 2011

    last year siraj jokatte was with us in dubai, he was a social worker and helping nature person.realy very sad news

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  • MOHAMMAD RIYAZ DUBAI, JOKATTE

    Thu, May 26 2011

    INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILLAHI RAJIUN..............SIRAJ JOKATTE AAP KO ALLAH JANNATH UL FIRDOOSE DEDE AMEEN AMEEN AMEEN......AMEEN

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai / Mapusa

    Thu, May 26 2011

    Was it a blast or some wrong landing?

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